We are an award winning music education agency & lead partner for the Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Music Education Hub. With a partnership network of schools, local music providers, National Portfolio Organisations & independent practitioners, our work enables children & young people to experience, develop, progress & perform through music & the wider arts …
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Conductive Music Bringing it all together
Posted on: 20th September 2019
SoundStorm is delighted to be partnering with Conductive Music for a brand new pilot project. Taking on the challenge of putting the ARTS into STEM subjects (and making STEAM) these international operators have been winning the hearts and minds of students across the country with their innovative programme. With a focus on creativity, their team blend coding and...
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Live & Inspired 2019/20
Posted on: 19th September 2019
After overwhelmingly positive feedback of last year, and more than 16,000 students participating, we’re delighted to announce a second year of our ‘Live and Inspired Tour’. As part of the 19/20 Music Education Hub Membership offer, your school can select ONE half-day in-school live music experience from the options below. Each of the three tours...
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News
Music Education Hub funding
Posted on: 20th September 2019
SoundStorm is a signatory on an open letter calling for continuation of music education hub funding published in The Times today, and on the IMS and Music Mark websites. Music education hub funding: letter to The Times 20 SEPTEMBER 2019 Sir, Thousands of jobs are at risk in the music education sector. The funding settlement...
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Music Education in England – Parliamentary debate
Posted on: 18th July 2019
In June, SoundStorm was invited to attend the All Party Parliamentary Group on Music Education in the Palace of Westminster, which saw passionate advocacy for more support for music and the arts in schools – and criticism of the squeeze in recent years caused by testing, the Ebacc and OFSTED’s lack of engagement – from parliamentarians, music...
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Events
6 String Spektrum – Light Up Poole – Application
SoundStorm is delighted to have been asked once again to partner with Light Up Poole Festival. Now into it’s third year, this ground breaking festival reimagines Poole town centre, through light and sound installations and for 2020 will be bigger than ever before. We have commissioned Hub partner and virtuoso guitarist Chris Woods of The Chris Woods Groove...
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BandStorm 2020 – Applications now open!
We’re very excited to announce the details of BandStorm 2020. In partnership with Absolute Music, BAMM and for the first time Dorset Music Hub, we’re throwing open the doors to groups from right across the county.
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Congratulations and thank you for putting together such a well-run, enjoyable and successful event yesterday. Everyone I spoke with was full of praise and the young people and children involved will have had a memorable and inspirational experience.
Geraint Griffiths, Early Help Manager (Young People), Children and Young People’s Services
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